blessed

[ bles-id; especially for 3, 7 blest ]

/ ˈblɛs ɪd; especially for 3, 7 blɛst /

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adjective

consecrated; sacred; holy; sanctified: the Blessed Sacrament.

worthy of adoration, reverence, or worship: the Blessed Trinity.

divinely or supremely favored; fortunate: to be blessed with a strong, healthy body; blessed with an ability to find friends.

blissfully happy or contented.

Roman Catholic Church. beatified.

bringing happiness and thankfulness: the blessed assurance of a steady income.

Informal. damned: I'm blessed if I know.

Informal. (used as an intensifier): every blessed cent.

Also blest.

Origin of blessed

Middle English word dating back to 1125–75; see origin at bless, -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM blessed

bless·ed·ly, adverb bless·ed·ness, noun su·per·blessed, adjective su·per·bless·ed·ness, noun

well-blessed, adjective

Words nearby blessed

blepharotomy, blert, blesbok, blesbuck, bless, blessed, blessed event, blessed sacrament, blessed trinity, blessed virgin, blessig's cysts

Example sentences from the Web for blessedness

That is a truth with which I was but feebly impressed until I came to understand the blessedness of the wedded state.

Post Haste |R.M. Ballantyne
As in the keeping of his commandments there is a great reward, so the blessedness of high privilege is enduring.

The Ordinance of Covenanting |John Cunningham
I have italicised this final promise of blessedness, given by the noble Spirit of Workmanship.

The Crown of Wild Olive |John Ruskin
The blessedness of death is praised, the sorrows and shortness of life dwelt upon.

The Book of Hallowe'en |Ruth Edna Kelley

With glowing exultation all the expositors and exhorters of the proletarian movement dwell upon the blessedness of toil.

Socialism and Democracy in Europe |Samuel P. Orth

British Dictionary definitions for blessedness

blessed

/ (ˈblɛsɪd, blɛst) /

adjective

made holy by religious ceremony; consecrated

worthy of deep reverence or respect

RC Church (of a person) beatified by the pope

characterized by happiness or good fortune a blessed time

bringing great happiness or good fortune

a euphemistic word for damned I'm blessed if I know

noun

the blessed Christianity the dead who are already enjoying heavenly bliss

Derived forms of blessed

blessedly, adverb blessedness, noun

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adjective

noun

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blessed

adjective

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adjective

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